Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 28, 2018 |
tabled vetoed memo.346 |
Dec 17, 2018 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2018 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1986 substituted for s8990 |
Jun 19, 2018 |
substituted by a11121 ordered to third reading cal.1986 |
Jun 11, 2018 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8990
Vetoed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A11121 - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2017-S8990 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S8990 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the commissioner of DMV to require examination of a person involved in an accident caused by a loss of consciousness or awareness; directs DMV, in consultation with the New York state department of health and the New York state division of state police, to undertake a review of the department's medical review program regarding the department's reexamination of drivers who may suffer from a chronic, ongoing condition that may cause loss of consciousness, loss of awareness or loss of body control.
2017-S8990 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8990 SPONSOR: YOUNG TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of the department of motor vehicles to require examination of persons involved in an accident which was caused by a loss of consciousness by such person PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to ensure the safety of pedestrians and drivers. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill would authorize the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to require driver's license holders to submit to a DMV reexamination of their fitness to drive if the licensee experienced a loss of conscious- ness and was involved in a reportable accident while driving and DMV receives evidence that the loss of consciousness caused or contributed to the accident.
2017-S8990 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8990 I N S E N A T E June 11, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of the department of motor vehicles to require exam- ination of persons involved in an accident which was caused by a loss of consciousness by such person THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 506 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 780 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows: 2. The commissioner may require every person holding a license issued pursuant to this article to submit to such an examination as shall be determined by him to be appropriate if (A) such person has been involved in three accidents while driving a motor vehicle or motorcycle within a period of eighteen months, if such accidents were required to be reported by section six hundred five of this chapter, OR (B) SUCH PERSON EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTORCYCLE, IF SUCH ACCIDENT WAS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED BY SECTION SIX HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE COMMISSIONER RECEIVES EVIDENCE THAT SUCH LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO SUCH ACCIDENT. § 2. The New York state department of motor vehicles ("department"), in consultation with the New York state department of health and the New York state division of state police, shall undertake a review of the department's medical review program regarding the department's reexam- ination of drivers and the methodologies by which the department receives information that would establish reasonable grounds for the commissioner of motor vehicles to believe that a person holding a license may not be qualified to drive a motor vehicle due to a chronic, ongoing condition that may cause loss of consciousness, loss of aware- ness or loss of body control. Such review shall include, but not be limited to, an examination of the means by which the department is noti- fied by a physician, a police officer, or other person of a driving EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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